Publications

Publications: Focus on Financial Aid; Focus on Financial Aid Summary; Minnesota College Guide; Minnesota College Savings Plan; SELF Loan: Investing in Education; Reducing Textbook Costs
Curriculum Workbooks & Guides: Financing Your Future; Financing Your Future Parent Guide; Future Choices; The Great College Mystery; The Great College Mystery Parent Guide; What Will I Be?; What Will I Be? Parent Guide
Handouts: Achieve Scholarship; Admissions Policies; Beware of Scholarships Scams; Child Care Assistance for Postsecondary Education Students; College Preparation & Entrance Exams; Completing the FAFSA Flow Chart; Earn College Credit in High School; Factors That Affect Financial Aid; Frequently Asked Questions About Financial Aid; New Federal Grants; Parents' College Planning Guide; Reduced Out-of-State Tuition Options; Student's College Planning Guide; Tips for Completing the FAFSA; Tips for Writing Application Essays; Useful Higher Education Web Sites List
Checklists: Campus Visit Checklist; Choosing the Right College Checklist; Evaluate Online Education Checklist
Worksheets: College Application Worksheet; College Comparison Worksheet; Financial Aid Package Comparison Worksheet
Posters: 7 Ways to Pay for College poster; Take Charge of Your Future poster

Describes federal and state financial aid programs, how to qualify and apply for aid, and whom to contact about financial aid at most of Minnesota's postsecondary institutions.

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Focus on Financial Aid Summary

A condensed brochure version of Focus on Financial Aid in English, Spanish, Hmong, and Somali.

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Minnesota College Guide

Profiles two- and four-year degree-granting Minnesota colleges and universities and features a program grid to help students identify programs that interest them.

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Minnesota College Savings Plan

Provides basic information about Minnesota's state-sponsored 529 college savings plan for parents of young children.

Or download an enrollment kit.

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SELF Loan: Investing in Education

Describes the Student Educational Loan Fund (SELF), a non-need-based state loan program.

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Reducing Textbook Costs

Lists a variety of strategies that college students, faculty and college staff can use to reduced the cost of college textbooks.

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Curriculum Workbooks & Guides

Financing Your Future

Helps sixth-grade students become financially literate and understand how to save and pay for postsecondary education.

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Financing Your Future Parent Guide

Eight-page activity guide available in English and Spanish.

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Future Choices

Helps middle school students explore their interests and talents, relate those to possible careers options and discover how to use high school to achieve their college dreams.

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